*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

nic2075

*Louise* not sure where abouts you are, but they have the breadmaker in Aberdeen. As I'm about to travel over 200miles south , I thought I'd say incase I was coming near you.
I see you've asked your friend to get it, but if I'm any closer then let me know. X

bunbun2

sorry...i have let he thread run away from me again:( i have been reading but I apologise for not mentioneing everyone who has posted.

OMO Robbie is gorgeous, so cute

moneysavingmumofone good luck with the driving

pinknfluffy well done on giving up smoking

nanamia so pleased to hear DSIL is improving

nic hope you feel better soon. the stress of packing and moving can't be helping with the anxiety

feistyfidget sorry to her you lost your fitbit but glad to hear you have got another. OH and I are sill thinking of getting one

well today is day one of our healthy/lose weight regime. so far so good but it is only 9 oclock:D I get low blood sugar if I get really hungry so don't want to wait till I am really hungry to eat but then don't want to eat if I don't need to.

OH is off work today with a chest infection. he had the same thing 11 years ago and insisted on going to work then was off for 2 months. He was coughing all night so kept me awake. that and the fact that I had to get up at 6.30 I am shattered.

girlinayellowdress

nic2075 wrote: »

Morning, I'm not doing to great today. A few of you have mentioned having anxiety issues. I also get bouts of depression/anxiety. I had been fine for a while, but after my Mum passed away I have suffered quite badly with the anxiety.
I was havng panic attacks and got signed off work over Xmas.i didn't want to say on here as I often feel like a failure for not being able to cope.
Anyway I'm due back to work tomorrow and Wednesday, but I'm on call today, Thursday and Friday. Then I'm finished for good as I moved away.
But The phone rang at 6:30am, it was out of hours office calling me. I didn't answer as im not on call until 7am and they were chancing their luck. But now my heart is racing and I'm in a hit and cold sweat.
I feel I went back to work too soon after Mums funeral, I went back 1 week after she died. And I've just not had time to process it.

I'm tempted to see the doctor to see of I can get a sick line for another week, but then that means I won't be back at all before I move.
I'm due back at the doctor tomorrow for a review anyway as he put me on anti depressants.

I feel bad though, as nearly everyone I see on Fb is going back to work today and they are dealing with it.
I just get in a panic thinking about it. I'll spend the day wondering if the phone will ring. I'm on call until 7am tomorrow.


Sorry for the rambling. I'm just not feeling like my old self at all. X

Please think of your health first. I've had depression , anxiety and OCD since I was fourteen and I'm 48 now. It has only been in the last six months or so that I have thought s0d it. I spent days fighting the demons trying to be super mum (I've 5 children although only my DS still at home). I home educated them all and tried to paint a rosy picture for everyone looking in. I burnt myself out, and I am now on lifelong medication. What I have found now is if I have a bad day then just go with it, don't try fighting it because you will only feel worse when it takes over. I even think my DS looks forward to my bad days because it means curling up in bed and reading the kindle instead of school work.
I know it's easier said then done, especially when there is a family involved and a wage needing to be brought into the house but think of yourself.
How far South are you moving? Maybe nearby, you can always PM me and we can put the world to right. X

jakesbakescakes

Ow just lost whole long message i'd typed here goes again....

PinkNFluffy i too can recommend L@stminute for theatre tickets - if you get signed up to their newsletter they often have BOGOFF or special offer tickets. I have also booked theatre tickets through the National Rail Enquiries website - if you are travelling by train then you can book any number of BOGOFF deals - theatres, restaurants, other attractions - have a look on their website - scroll down the main page and there's a link on the bottom right. You just book your train tickets and then click through to book theatre - collect your tickets from the box office on the day - you just need to show a valid train ticket for that days travel I've used this a few times and saved a fortune

OOO Just checked and WE WILL ROCK YOU is one of the BOGOFF offers

Nanamia THURSDAY??? WOW that's come around quickly - yay am very excited for you and loving the new avatar too!

MY kids have gone back to school today and I realise this is the first time I have been alone (literallly) for 2 weeks!!!..........loving it!!!!! Lol! planning a day on the sofa with daytime telly, finishing a shawl I am knitting for my poorly SIL. Ahhhh, very relaxing - milking every minute of it before I am due back at work on Weds!

Ruth_honey

jakesbakescakes wrote: »

Ow just lost whole long message i'd typed here goes again....

PinkNFluffy i too can recommend L@stminute for theatre tickets - if you get signed up to their newsletter they often have BOGOFF or special offer tickets. I have also booked theatre tickets through the National Rail Enquiries website - if you are travelling by train then you can book any number of BOGOFF deals - theatres, restaurants, other attractions - have a look on their website - scroll down the main page and there's a link on the bottom right. You just book your train tickets and then click through to book theatre - collect your tickets from the box office on the day - you just need to show a valid train ticket for that days travel I've used this a few times and saved a fortune

OOO Just checked and WE WILL ROCK YOU is one of the BOGOFF offers

Nanamia THURSDAY??? WOW that's come around quickly - yay am very excited for you and loving the new avatar too!

MY kids have gone back to school today and I realise this is the first time I have been alone (literallly) for 2 weeks!!!..........loving it!!!!! Lol! planning a day on the sofa with daytime telly, finishing a shawl I am knitting for my poorly SIL. Ahhhh, very relaxing - milking every minute of it before I am due back at work on Weds!

Oooh, good thinking! Days Out Guide has We Will Rock You on 241 also. Forgot about that site.

Enjoy your relaxing day alone. Sounds lovely.

I'm feeling better today. Not long been up, though! Was part way through breakfast when a friend called and asked if she could pop over to get some advice on her iPad. Just got one and is clueless. Guess my planned gym session will have to wait.

*Louise*

nic2075 wrote: »

*Louise* not sure where abouts you are, but they have the breadmaker in Aberdeen. As I'm about to travel over 200miles south , I thought I'd say incase I was coming near you.
I see you've asked your friend to get it, but if I'm any closer then let me know. X

He is getting it today and posting it up to me. Dunno what it will cost but as someone pointed out earlier, it's still going to work out cheaper than the next one on my list

Thanks you for your offer though, it's appreciated. It's always surprising how much nicer everyone is on this board :T (There's some areas further down I'm afraid to post in lol):o

I'm just outside Edinburgh btw

jakesbakescakes wrote: »

MY kids have gone back to school today and I realise this is the first time I have been alone (literallly) for 2 weeks!!!..........loving it!!!!! Lol! planning a day on the sofa with daytime telly, finishing a shawl I am knitting for my poorly SIL.

Me too!!!!!:j:j

I have been buy cleaning, about to have some breakfast while I have my daily ogle of Philip Schofield:o.......just have to finish the kitchen after that then the day is my own until 3pm
(Then it's a hectic run of homework / dinner / DD to ballet / get to work but I'm not going to think about any of that)

msgigglewick

Hope you're all being nice to yourselves my dd4 starts nursery today ( i say start we go for an hour in a bit to have a look around and discuss what days she'll start out on, 2 days until shes settled then up to 5.) im going to really miss her which is silly! its only for 2.5 hours a day lol. slaps self.

I've just done the dreaded sitting down with money, statements etc.. i've got an annoying £890 to pay off asap. Not huge amount really is it, but its bugging me, im hoping i can afford to pay off £100 a month. ITs for two debts, silly things that should never have been taken out really but needs must back then i guess. We live and learn, so this year is all about paying off debt and saving. I can save a little on top of paying these two off i think will be nice to end the year without them though. So unless i come into some money (doubt it never enter or gamble lol) its having to be budgetted into the housekeeping money.

Keeping my eye out for some one direction goodies for dd3's bday. Shes my first dd to show a liking for a popgroup lol so its a novelty atm.

jakesbakescakes

:hello:hi Louise, hope you're enjoying your 'sofa-day' as much as I am yup, I'm ignoring the fact that at 3 o'clock I'll be racing around like a headless chicken doing school-runs, football clubs, cooking tea and then dashing out to meet a friend for a very sociable A1di shop!!!! LOL! I'm an A1di beginner (attempting to be very MSE) so she's gonna take me and show me how to do the carpark thingie! (apparently at ours you need to type car reg into special machine at the tills or else you get locked in and have to pay £40 fine!!)

FeistyFidget

Pinksteps wrote: »

Please think of your health first. I've had depression , anxiety and OCD since I was fourteen and I'm 48 now. It has only been in the last six months or so that I have thought s0d it. I spent days fighting the demons trying to be super mum (I've 5 children although only my DS still at home). I home educated them all and tried to paint a rosy picture for everyone looking in. I burnt myself out, and I am now on lifelong medication. What I have found now is if I have a bad day then just go with it, don't try fighting it because you will only feel worse when it takes over. I even think my DS looks forward to my bad days because it means curling up in bed and reading the kindle instead of school work.
I know it's easier said then done, especially when there is a family involved and a wage needing to be brought into the house but think of yourself.
How far South are you moving? Maybe nearby, you can always PM me and we can put the world to right. X

Fantastic advice :T My old boss used to tell me that not taking care of yourself is being selfish to your family. A contented Mum get's more done and her family benefits no-end!

Well they say tragedy comes in 3s and I think 2 and 3 are rolled into 1. I managed to make it to the gym today and the moment I got it in the phone was ringing. Picked it up to find my step Dad telling me about people I didn't know that had sadly passed. I was wondering where he was going with the conversation, until he told he had come down from bed a few minutes earlier to find my dog had died ( He is a gruff man that doesn't show emotion usually, but the moment I burst into tears he did too.

She was the runt of the litter from my Mums dog, a beautiful pedigree staffordshire bull terrier. In the beginning she was so tiny and weak I used to have to pull the other other puppies out of the way so she could feed. She had a fighting spirit and went from being the smallest bullied, to the bossiest of the lot. She was born when I was 15 and had just got together with DH (she was so jealous of him ) She was naughty and so very funny. When we moved, I couldn't take her with as it wouldn't be far to separate her from her Mum. She was still my dog though, made best friends with my littlest chihuahua (because they are so similar in personalities). She was only 11, and have found out from my sister that my Mother refused to take her to the vet yesterday (or contact me) when she took a turn for the worst.

I know it sounds silly as she was just a dog, but I'm devastated. Every time I think about her cheeky little antics, I just can't help but shed a tear.

Sorry for bringing the thread down, but I know lots of you are animal lovers and so will understand x

jakesbakescakes

:grouphug: oh Feisty, so sorry to hear your sad news, pets are definately one of the family aren't they? What a shock for you, you must be very upset. sending you hugs xxx